Genomic plasticity and the diversity of polyploid plants.

doi:10.1126/science.1153585

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Genomic plasticity and the diversity of polyploid plants.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 25 Apr 2008

Leitch A R, Leitch I J

Abstract excerpt

Polyploidy, a change whereby the entire chromosome set is multiplied, arises through mitotic or meiotic misdivisions and frequently involves unreduced gametes and interspecific hybridization. The success of newly formed angiosperm polyploids is partly attributable to their highly plastic genome structure, as manifested by tolerance to changing chromosome numbers (aneuploidy and polyploidy), genome size,...

Topics

Biodiversity
Biological Evolution
Chromosomes, Plant
Genetic Speciation
Genetic Variation
Genome, Plant
Hybridization, Genetic
Magnoliopsida
Nondisjunction, Genetic
Plant Proteins
Polyploidy
Proteome
Transcription, Genetic

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PMID: 18436776
DOI: 10.1126/science.1153585

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